Quitting is never quite as difficult the second time around, and the third, and the fourth……and then it becomes increasingly easier each time thereafter. You become inured to it, accustomed to it, overcome by it—akin to any other undesirable habit. Like everything else in daily life that follows a repetitious pattern, you become more and more proficient at the art of quitting the more you practice it. But unfortunately, you remain so close to the situation that—akin to dry rot in wood left sitting unattended for too long a period of time—you are probably grossly unaware this malignant process is happening to you even as your life is ruined from within.
Fred's Soapbox 